Conferences

Presentation in World Sanskrit Conference 2023

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on ‘Exploring Gokarṇa Purāṇa- a sthalapurāṇa of Gokarṇa Mahābaleśvara‘ in World Sanskrit conference 2023. This paper was presented in in the Puranans section which was chaired by McComas Taylor (Associate Professor, Reader in Sanskrit College of Asia and Pacific, Australian National University). She participated in panel discussion.

Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji’s Philosophy

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented on the philosophical contribution of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji’s Philosophy in the National webinar organized on the occasion of Centenary Birth Anniversary of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji by Renaissance Universal (RU). She propounded that Ānandamurti was a seer of modern India who had the vision of holistic development of human being. Therefore, his…

presented a paper on Govardhan

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde presented a paper on Govardhan-Assimilation and Acculturation’ in National Conference on ‘Vraj to Braj’ organized by Braj Sanskriti Shodh Sansthan from 6th December 2019 to 8th December 2019. She also chaired a session in the same conference.

Lectures

Lecture in Gyanayajna

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde delivered a lecture on Kathopanishad on 24th January, 2023 in the 34th Gyanayajna organized by K. J. Somaiya Trust and Somaiya Sanskriti Vihar

Lecture at Yuvaspandah on Puranic Mythology

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde engaged lecture on Puranic Mythology- Exploring New Dimensions in Yuvaspanda– an initiative by Public Relations Cell, Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Nagpur on 26th February, 2022. Explaining definitions, classifications, and features of Puran, Dr. Gawde said that the main source of Puranas is the maukhik tradition. Supernatural elements, divine beings, and miracles are…

Publications

Contribution to ‘Sanskrit’, People’s Linguistic Survey of India

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde has contributed to the book Sanskrit, People’s Linguistic Survey of India, volume 36 edited by Ganesh N. Devy and Avadhesh K. Singh. She has authored four articles namely ‘Sanskrit: A brief overview’, ‘Origin of the Sanskrit Language’, ‘Sanskrit teaching Institutions in India’ and ‘Sanskrit Teaching Institutions outside India’. These articles are published…

Śiva

Article on ‘Śiva’ authored by Dr. Shakuntala Gawde published in the encyclopedia of Hinduism and Tribal Religions published by Springer. This encyclopedia is edited by Pankaj Jain, Rita Sherma, Madhu Khanna. This encyclopedia is live in the sense that it can be edited anytime by the author but all previous editions are available to reader. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1036-5_268-1 Cite this entry…

Publication in Springer

Dr. Shakuntala Gawde’s five articles are published in Springer’s ‘Encyclopedia of Hinduism and Tribal Religions’ which is edited by Pankaj Jain, Rita Sharma and Madhu Khanna. 1.Vaikuṇṭha. In: Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna M. (eds) Hinduism and Tribal Religions. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht, 2020 (download) 2. Daśanāmī Order.  In: Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna…

Chapter on Shrivaishnava in Hinduism and Tribal Religions

Research Article on ‘Shrivaishnava’ was contributed by Dr. Shakuntala Gawde to Hinduism and Tribal Religions. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. This enclyclopedia is a live encyclopedia where author can update the article whenever needed.   Article on Shrivaishnava (read here) Cite this entry as: Gawde S. (2018) Śrīvaiṣṇava. In: Jain P., Sherma R., Khanna…